Thread: measuring fish without them flopping all over the place

Something I discovered while documentlng fish size and lure used:
Do not attempt to hold them still either by holding the jig head, bottom lip or on the boat seat when taking a photo. Fish flop around and won't hold still.
Better yet: fish on the bottom of a plastic shoe box seems to sedate them once you lift your hand off their bodies.


I ordered a stick-on soft plastic ruler that will make measuring easier than using a hard ruler. I cut a hole that the tail goes through on the right for fish that are larger than 14" . A separate ruler documents total size.

I documented 15 fish that way which included sunfish, perch and crappie and with zero flopping.